Lea Beddia

The thing about writing is, a good idea is not enough. It takes structure, discipline and determination to get that good idea into...

Published: 2021, Wednesday Books Courtney Summers's new release, The Project, explores a relationship between two sisters and a cult....

These resources are indispensable for an English teacher on the lookout for great Canadian Literature

It remains to be seen, when we walk away from all this, how our youth will adapt to our brave new world.

We honor people who have been oppressed, objectified or underrepresented because they need the love, kindness, respect, and support.

For kids on the cusp of growing out of trick-or-treating, writing to Santa or make-believe, the Covid Pandemic is pushing them over the...

Almost six months in quarantine + three kids + tonnes of Lego blocks = We all stay sane. My boys and to some extent, my little girl enjoy...

Here is my contribution to a beautiful initiative by the Quebec Writers' Federation called Chronicling the Days where writers tell about...

This summer I finished the first draft of my YA manuscript. I did the research I needed, took the writing classes, joined a writing...

A few months back, I wrote an entry about a discussion I had with my students about feminism. A lot of them had such a negative reaction...

Today I completed my fifteenth year of teaching. In many ways, teaching teenagers has gotten easier with time. Of course, in other ways,...

My mom is the best cook I know. She makes her own bread, pasta and pizza. Everything is from scratch. When I was a kid, she would have...

The first novel I read as a teenager was S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. If you've been to high school, you've probably read it. Published...

Métis author, Cherie Dimaline said about her novel The Marrow Thieves that she wanted to write a world where indigenous youth are the...

Canadian author Shelley Hrdlitschka writes about the fictional polygamist community of Unity. Celeste, defying her father and structure...

Once a week I attend a writing workshop. It's great. I get feedback on my writing, and get to read some brilliant work created by my...

We all know reading is a great habit to teach children. There is solid developmental theory to support reading to children from an early...

This winter has been hard. There's so much snow and ice we can't see out our windows. Driving conditions have been dangerous, and the...

Last week I watched a Nike commercial, entitled Dream Crazier with my students. It is narrated by Serena Williams and highlights how...

Here's a little something I wrote years ago after feeding my daughter (six months at the time) a bowl full of mashed peas. I should have...